SUBMARINE OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION (1902 1918) (London)

SUBMARINE OLD COMRADES ASSOCIATION (1902 – 1918) (London)

Annual Report 1934 -1935

Officers for 1935 – 36

President:Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes

Vice President:Captain Bernard Acworth

Chairman:H H Rose

Treasurer:W B May

Secretary:J P Ryan

Trustee:Eng Lt R H E Plummer

Trustee:G A Scott

Trustee:C W Fleet

Committee:A W Charlton

Committee:G Dawkins

Committee:A Davey

Committee:R F Grasson

Committee:H Howard

Committee:T Jobling

Committee:L Knotts

Committee:J J Stewart

Committee:G Wylie

Committee:D C Williams

Members:

Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes

Vice Admiral Sir Martin Dunbar-Nasmith

Vice Admiral C J C Little

Rear Admiral C P Talbot

Rear Admiral N F Laurence

Rear Admiral M K Horton

Eng Rear Admiral P Stocker

Captain Bernard Acworth

Captain R H T Raikes

Captain R W Blacklock

Captain C G Brodie

Captain W R D Crowther

Captain A Poland

Captain R B Ramsay

Captain F H Taylor

Captain G R S Watkins

Commander the Hon W S Carson

Commander R R Devlin

Commander J Drinkwater

Commander C T C Roe

Commander C R Sharp

Commander H H G D Stoker

Lieutenant Commander Arthur Mallorie Coleman, OBE, DSC

Arthur Coleman joined the Royal Navy on DTBR. He was promoted to Midshipman on DTBR and to Sub Lieutenant on DTBR. He was awarded a Mention in Despatches – see London Gazette dated 20th Apr 1917 ‘for good services in the Patrol Cruisers’. Promotion to Lieutenant followed on 1st May 1917. On 1st Jul 1917 (Nominal List) he was appointed to HMS MAIDSTONE (9th Submarine Flotilla) at Harwich ‘for Submarines’ and then to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarines’ on 1st Sep 1917 (Nominal List). On 1st Oct 1917 (Nominal List) he was appointed to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarine Training’. His first Submarine appointment followed on 1st Feb 1918 (Nominal List) when he was appointed to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarine C13 as First Lieutenant’. Submarine C13 was transferred to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS TITANIA (11th Submarine Flotilla) at Blyth on 1st Mar 1918 (Nominal List). His next appointment was to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS BONAVENTURE at Gibraltar ‘for Submarine E35 as First Lieutenant’ on 9th May 1918. Submarine E35 (Lieutenant Guy D’Oyly Hughes) sank the German U-Boat U-154 (Gercke) west of Gibraltar (off Cape St. Vincent) on 11th May 1918. For his part in the attack Arthur Coleman was awarded the DSC – see London Gazette dated 13th Sep 1918. On 3rd Apr 1919 Arthur Coleman was appointed to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarines’. He was still serving in HMS DOLPHIN in January 1920. His next appointments have not yet been established.

He was promoted to Lieutenant Commander on 1st May 1925 and, in the July 1931 Navy List he is noted as having been transferred to the Retired List. At that time he was serving as ‘Harbour Master in the Port of London Authority’. In the Annual Report (1934/35) of the Submarine Old Comrades Association 1902 – 1918 (London) he was listed as a member of the Association. He was still serving in that appointment in January 1935 but had left that appointment by January 1937. Arthur Coleman was recalled for further service during WWII and was promoted to Acting Commander on the Retired List on DTBR. He was appointed OBE – see London Gazette dated 27th Jun 1941. He reverted to the Retired List post War and he was still included in the Navy List of Retired Officers in 1957. No further information is currently available.

Lieutenant Commander Denis Walter Harrison Last

Denis Last was born on 28th Oct 1897 joined the Royal Navy as a Cadet in Sep 1910. He was promoted to Midshipman on 1st Sep 1914 and, in August 1914 he was appointed to the Light Cruiser HMS ISIS (Captain James T Bush, Royal Navy). In December 1914 he was not listed in any appointment. He was promoted to Acting Sub Lieutenant on 15th Sep 1916 and to Sub Lieutenant on 15th Mar 1917. His other WWI Ships have not yet been established but he was appointed to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarine Training’ on 5th Nov 1917 (Nominal List) and, on completion of training he was appointed to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS LUCIA (10th Submarine Flotilla) at South Bank, Middlesborough ‘for Submarines’ to date 23rd Jan 1918 (1st Feb 1918 Nominal List) and he was promoted to Acting Lieutenant on 15th May 1918. On 1st Apr 1918 (28th Mar 1918 Nominal List) he was appointed to the Submarine Flotilla Leader HMS FEARLESS (12th Submarine Flotilla) at Rosyth ‘for Submarine K8 as Third Hand’. Promotion to Lieutenant followed on 15th Sep 1918. He was still serving in Submarine K8 in December 1918.

In January 1919 Denis Last was appointed to HMS PRESIDENT ‘for Courses at Cambridge University’ – two terms - and was then sent to HMS DRYAD (the Navigation School) at Portsmouth ‘for the (N) Course’ on 6th Sep 1919. On 4th Jan 1920 he was appointed to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarine C20 as First Lieutenant’ but, the following day he was appointed to HMS LUCIA ‘for Submarine L33’. He was sent to the Far East on 17th Aug 1920 with an appointment to the Submarine Depot Ship HMS TITANIA (4th Submarine Flotilla) at Hong Kong ‘for Submarines’. He returned home in May 1922 with an appointment to HMS DOLPHIN ‘for Submarine L24 as First Lieutenant’ on 9th Jul 1922. He was transferred to the Retired List at his own request on 8th Aug 1922. In the Annual Report (1934/35) of the Submarine Old Comrades Association 1902 – 1918 (London) he was listed as a member of the Association. He resigned from the Retired List on 1st Jul 1934 having become a ‘Pacifist’. No further information is currently available.

Lieutenant Commander Reginald Henry Everest Plummer

Reginald Plummer was promoted to Temporary Engineer Lieutenant on 28th Sep 1916. In December 1918 he was serving in the Submarine Depot Ship HMS VULCAN ‘and for Duty with Submarines’ to which he had been appointed on 19th Apr 1917. He had been demobilised by January 1920. In the Annual Report (1934/35) of the Submarine Old Comrades Association 1902 – 1918 (London) he was listed as a member of the Association. No further information is currently available.

Lieutenant Commander A J Penney

In the Annual Report (1934/35) of the Submarine Old Comrades Association 1902 – 1918 (London) he was listed as a member of the Association. No other information on A J Penney is currently available.

R Atkins

G E Ashford – probably Engine Room Artificer George Edwin Ashford O/N M3345 - born in Bromley by Bow in London on 7th Jun 1890.

C W Bennett

J Bailey

W C Barrett – possibly William Charles Barrett O/N J96635 - born in Mile End, London on 16th Oct 1904 or William Charles Barrett - O/N SS117656 born in Oxford on 18th May 1898 or William Charles Barrett - O/N 236673 born in Slough, Buckinghamshire on 2nd Dec 1888.

F Bridger – probably Frank Bridger O/N J2008 - born in Wood Green in London on 5th Jul 1900.

C A Bowles – possibly Charles Albert Bowles O/N 239972 - born in Erith in Kent between 1892 and1907.

F G Barnes – probably Chief Petty Officer Frederick George Barnes O/N 179498 – born **** on *** - DSM 2nd Nov 1917

V J Beswick – probably Victor Thomas James Beswick O/N J37352 – born in Windsor in Berkshire on 11th Jan 1900.

W H Byham – probably William Henry Byham O/N SS100731 (later K2374) – born in Limehouse in London on 12th Jun 1885.

H G Burling – probably Harry George Burling O/N J38553 – born in Chelsea in London on 23rd Jul 1897.

L F Benson – not yet found.

H Brassington

A W Charlton – probably Alfred William Charlton O/N 192345 – born in Cheriton in Kent on 23rd Apr 1879.

W O Clark – probably William Oliver Clark O/N K15582 – born in Reading in Berkshire on 23rd May 1894

C T Collins – probably Charles Thomas Collins O/N J36310 - born in Kilburn in London on 24th May 1899.

J Cruickshank

G Courtney – possibly George Courtney O/N SS 110438 & K41943 – born Hoxton in London on 6th Nov 1891

F Courtnall

J Coyle – possibly James Coyle O/N K20123 – born in Southwark, London on 13th Jan 1895

E J Cooke

H Cowie

C F Cooper

J Connor

F E Chandler

T Crozier – possibly Thomas James Crozier O/N J2976 – born in Chelmsford, Essex on 31st Dec 1891

C Cracknell

T Dixon

A W Davey – probably Arthur William Davey O/N 208301 – born in Kensington, London on 3rd Aug 1884. DSM -2nd Nov 1917.

L Dedden – Leopold David Dedden O/N K23392 – born in Brixton in London on 21st Dec 1893

A Davis

W Driscoll

G Dawkins

B Dawson

W L Ellis

W Ewington

B Edey

A East

C W Fleet

F W Frost

S L Frampton – probably Sidney Lewis Dole Frampton O/N 272185 – born on *** on ***. DSM 1st Jan 1917.

W Gilmore

W Golder – O/N J705 – born in Chelsea in London on 19th Apr 1891. Joined RN 1906 – Dardanelles and Zeebrugge – E23 in 1923 – 17, Chaple Terrace, Walworth.

R Goodwin

J Green – possibly Stoker 1st Class James Green who was serving in HMS MERCURY in June 1912

E Grubb – probably Able Seaman Ernest William Grubb O/N 224009 – born in Paddington in London on 18th Aug 1887. Mention in Despatches 2nd Nov 1917

R F Grasson

B G Glennie

J M Gilmour

T Goble – probably Thomas Goble O/N 220448 – born in Brighton in Sussex on 3rd May 1885

C W Hickman

A Hime – Arthur Hime O/N 222018 – born in Islington in London on 11th May 1885

E S Hobbs

A E Howse

W Heffer – William Heffer O/N 223837 – born in Islington in London on 4th Oct 1887

W Hamshire – William George Hamshire – born in Lewisham in London on 17th Mar 1893

A J Harvey

A G Harrison

J Hicks

W Howard

J Irving

J R Jones

T Jobling

C Jones

A C Jones

A E Joyner – possibly Chief Stoker Albert Edward Joyner O/N 268459 (Po) – born in Gloucester on DTBR. Survivor from Submarine J6.

J Juneman

W E Johnson possibly Stoker 1st Class William Edward James Johnson O/N K9390 (Po) – born in Islington in London on 10th Mar 1893. Prisoner of War from Submarine E7.

E Ashley-Jones

L Knotts

O W Kidd

F C Kidd

R Knife

J R Kelso – Probably Petty Officer John Robertson Kelso O/N J5812 – born *** on ***. MiD 2nd Nov 1917 DSM 20th Feb 1919

G Kemp – probably Leading Seaman George Oswald Kemp O/N232280 (Po) – born in Stevenston, Ayrshire on 30th May 1882 – MiD 17th Apr 1917.

H T Kimber

R E Kingsmill

B Lee

J Lawford

L Land

A Laurence

A W Lipscombe

M Laurens

C Lacey – possibly Charles James Lacey O/N 185340 – born in St Pancras in London on 26th Apr 1880

C P Leven – probably Chief Engine Room Artificer 1st Class Charles Phillip Leven O/N 271202 – born **** on *** - MiD 20th Feb 1919

R H Maxted

W B May – probably Walter Burton May O/N 229332 born **** on *** - MiD 2nd Nov 17

P P May

P Metcalf

J Mortimer

A G Moss

C Miles

J D McLaren

H T Norman – probably Leading Seaman Harry Talbot Norman O/N 222328 – born **** on *** - MiD 20th Feb 1919

J P O’Regan – probably James Patrick O’regan O/n 238763 – born in Chatham, Kent on DTBR – MiD 1st Jan 1917

J D Peaple

T Parrott – possibly Stoker 1st Class Thomas Parrott O/N K16221 – born in Islington in London on 21st Mar 1884. Trained in Submarine C12 in June 1912.

R Parker

H Pooley

N Payne

J Pye

J P Ryan – probably Petty Officer John Percival Ryan O/N J960 – born in Brighton in Sussex on 7th Mar 1891

J W Rose

Harold H Rose

S G Rowell – Stanley Gordon Rowell O/N K17553 – born in Plymouth, Devon on 12th Jan 1894

F W Rogers

A H Rallison – Archibald Herbert Rallison O/N K5469 – born in Norwich, Norfolk on 29th Nov 1891

E J Rogers – probably Ernest James Rogers O/N 206276 – born *** on ***. Mention in Despatches 1st Jan 1917.

T Simms

J Sampson

F E Sebright – Fritz Eugen Sebright O/N 226980 – born in Folkestone in Kent on 15th Nov 1887

G A Scott – probably George Andrew Alexander Scott O/N 310703

J Scott

F J Steer – probably Frederick John Steer O/N J4408 – born in Woking Surrey on 7th Jun 1893 or possibly Frederick James Steer O/N J66704 – born in Crediton, Devon on 29th Mar 1899 or Frederick John Steer O/N 228596 – born in Stokenham, Devon on 3rd Jan 1887

W E Short

A A Sheppard

F J Smith

A G Stepto – Andrew George Stepto O/N J3172 – born in Bethnal Green on 30th Nov 1892

W Self

R W Sims - Robert Walter Sims, DSM, BEM O/N 179585 (Po) – born in Lambeth, London on 16th Jun 1878

J J Stewart

A E Shaw

W A Sharp

G Thrush

G Thompson

J Tribe

O Thompson

H A Vanhegan – Harry Alfred Vanhegan O/N K13510 and J11439 – born in Southwark, London on 2nd May 1893

H M Veness – Henry Mark Venness O/N J39075 – born in Chelsea, London on 24th Aug 1899

W A Varcoe – Walter Augustus Varcoe O/N M15816 – born in Ealing, Middlesex on 31st Dec 1894

F W Williams

C A Watts

S G Watts

D C Williams – probably David Charles Williams O/N J887 (Po) – DSM 2nd Nov 1917 – Secretary of London Branch 1945 – died in May 1949.

A Williams

C Wade

A G Ward

J H Webb

C Ward

G Wiley

J Waldren

A V Wright

R Young – possibly Able Seaman Robert Young O/N J10983 – born in Bow in London on 3rd Mar 1895. Survivor of Submarine K13.